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- From: burchell@fox.nstn.ca (Paul Burchell)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
- Subject: Re: Greetings Earthlings
- Date: 1 Mar 1996 04:28:39 GMT
- Organization: Nova Scotia Technology Network
- Message-ID: <2959.6634T4T1612@fox.nstn.ca>
- References: <2535.6627T1237T2305@maui.netwave.net>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: ts2-14.syd.inforamp.net
- X-Newsreader: THOR 2.1 (Amiga;TCP/IP beta 5) *UNREGISTERED*
-
- >Hello,
-
- >I'm a new visitor here. I have been on GEnie for two years, but they have
- >decided to drop me. Well, maybe that's not entirely fair. GEnie was sold to
- >Youvelle, and now it's Genie, but it boils down to the same thing, they've
- >just about locked the doors (on Amiga users).
-
- >I'm 41 years old, live in northwest suburban Chicago with my beautiful wife
- >and three great kids, BGB, 16, 14, 10.
-
- >I'm a member of the Ironworkers union, local 63, and I work for a fence
- >company. I've been working downtown (Chicago) for over a year in the new USPS
- >General Mail Facility. I've worked at Comisky Park, O'Hare Airport, the
- >Manhatten Project Hazardous Waste Study site (Tyvek suit and all), the
- >Federal Reserve Bank (in a vault), the United Center, Navy Pier, Soldier's
- >Field, METRA Central Control Facility, and the Kennedy Expressway, as well as
- >major hospitals, schools, hotels, public housing, and even movie sets.
-
- >We have 2 A500s to use (since 1992), and last year I bought a 3000. The
- >little guy recently resurrected the C-128 to play with in his room. I'm the
- >only one with a modem, and I bought AmiTCP and PPP. I'm waiting on my new MUI
- >keyfile. I like Mosaic, and I'm giving THOR a whirl. Thor is the first news
- >and/or mail program I could get to function, so I'm leaning towards
- >registration there :) I support Shareware.
-
- >During my GEnie days, I found many on GEnie's Starship to be friendly and
- >knowledgable (sp?) and I try to emulate them.
-
- >I'm only able to check in 2 or 3 times a week, so I'll try not to send old
- >info, but I hate to never send anything, so please have some patience with my
- >lag time.
-
- >I hope this isn't too wordy. I'm looking forward to participating.
-
- >Thanks.
- > - Rand
-
- > Rand R. Fredricksen rand@maui.netwave.net
- > Wheeling, Chicago, IL USA fredricksen@genie.com
- > A3000/'030/25/2+10MB/OS 3.1/NewIcons
-
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-
- How ya doing? i have a 3000 too:) great machine! i also have 3 A500's & 1
- A2000
- i run a Local BBS on my 3000,Cd-Rom External ,SVGA Monitor,i'm thinking about
- upgrading the 3000 to a C-Storm 060/50MHZ & a CV-64 Graphics Card
- run the BBS on the A3000 & Buy the New A4000 Tower for Playtime:)
-
- anyways feel free to tell me about your setup
-
- Paul..
- New Waterford,Nova Scotia,CANADA
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