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From: Ian Wheeler <ian@ianjames.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 18:20:40 +0000
Subject: Re: Space1999: Nick Tate on "FX"
In message <199703092304.RAA23948@dfw-ix8.ix.netcom.com>, Greg R Stone
<stone12@ix.netcom.com> writes
>
> Hey, Did anybody see Nick Tate on "FX"? I just watched the show,
>
> today (it airs on Sundays at 2:00 in the afternoon here in Long
>
> Beach area) and found out it was the second time that Nick was
>
> "Special Guest Star" on the show, playing Rollie Tyler's father,
>
> "Dingo" Tyler! It was very good to see Nick Tate, after all these
>
> years. A little older, a little less hair, but he still looks
>
> GREAT!! I'd like to see what everyone else from "Space:1999
>
> looks like now. Maybe someone on one of the websites could put
>
> up some recent photos of all our favorite people (hint, hint)
>
Nick Tate was also on a 4th Season episode of Star Trek: The next
generation, called "Final Mission2, or something like that. It is the
episode where Wesley "save the day, even when Data should have thought
of the idea hours ago" Crusher goes with Picard on a trip to some mining
negotiations, and their shuttle crashes. It's piloted by a man called
"Dirgo" (similarity alert!), played by Nick.
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From: JTRD1@aol.com
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 13:31:19 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Space1999: Yr 1 CD - the list so far.
Add my name to the list for the year one CD
James David
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From: Ian Wheeler <ian@ianjames.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 18:01:13 +0000
Subject: Re: Space1999: News Flash ! Model kit's to br re-released
In message <Pine.3.89.9703090926.A14016-0100000@well.com>, Allen Michael
Retodo <ndver@well.com> writes
>
>You kknow it may be of some serious interest to open communications to
>Galoob for a possible Space:1999 toyline for micromachines. We should
>take up a petition of all interested parties to boost interest and let
>Galoob know there is a potential market. I would be happy to start the
>petition and try to contact the right people at Galoob. I have a remote
>connection into Galoob because they have a finishing shop in South San
>Francisco. I'm going to be asking some questions soon to some key people
>in my circle. Let me know what you all think of this idea.
>
>Mike http://www.well.com/~ndver/ndver.html
> home of the Metamorph Eagle
What a GREAT idea!
Galoob has already endorsed several sci-fi series, (some of
which I have never even seen!), and I think the Space:1999 has a pretty
good chance! There's already a HUGE fan base that Galoob knows would
purchase the products, and that it would pretty much receive worldwide
recognition.
Also, in general ,I believe that galoob could make some
beautiful models of the 1999 spacecraft (I'd love to see a micromachine
Eagle!), and produce very faithful reproductions. This would probably
make them attractive to micromachine collectors, and even small children
(cue pics of children eating Eagles, and Hawks!)
Still, as I say, I think it's a wonderful idea. Let's hope for
Eagles, Hawks, Alien ships, and even, an ALPHA PLAYSET, which would be
REALLY COOL!
Ian Wheeler
Chief Nuclear Physicist
Brown Left Sleeve
MBA#164
"Hello"
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From: "Jonathan Ward" <JWard@lonet.ca>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 14:08:50 -0500
Subject: Re: Space1999: Euro Alphans
To Brian & Interested Parties,
Just a note that you DO NOT need a web browser to log onto IRC.
For more info on what you do need, please visit:
http://www.lonet.ca/res/jward/ward/irc.htm
And by the way, great idea, Brian.
Jonathan Ward (JWard@Lonet.ca)
"Victor_" on IRC channel #space1999
#space1999 Info: http://www.lonet.ca/res/jward/ward/irc.htm
Virtual Moonbase Alpha http://www.lonet.ca/res/jward/ward/s1999.htm
The Realm of Somnium Orbis http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/2459
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From: Ian Wheeler <ian@ianjames.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 18:58:38 +0000
Subject: Re: Space1999: Nick Tate on "FX"
In message <mwqvzHA4DFJzEwKO@ianjames.demon.co.uk>, Ian Wheeler
<ian@ianjames.demon.co.uk> writes
>In message <199703092304.RAA23948@dfw-ix8.ix.netcom.com>, Greg R Stone
><stone12@ix.netcom.com> writes
>>
>> Hey, Did anybody see Nick Tate on "FX"? I just watched the
show,
>>
>> today (it airs on Sundays at 2:00 in the afternoon here in
Long
>>
>> Beach area) and found out it was the second time that Nick was
>>
>> "Special Guest Star" on the show, playing Rollie Tyler's
father,
>>
>> "Dingo" Tyler! It was very good to see Nick Tate, after all
these
>>
>> years. A little older, a little less hair, but he still looks
>>
>> GREAT!! I'd like to see what everyone else from "Space:1999
>>
>> looks like now. Maybe someone on one of the websites could put
>>
>> up some recent photos of all our favorite people (hint, hint)
>>
>Nick Tate was also on a 4th Season episode of Star Trek: The next
>generation, called "Final Mission" (OOPS!), or something like that. It
is the
>episode where Wesley "save the day, even when Data should have thought
>of the idea hours ago" Crusher goes with Picard on a trip to some
mining
>negotiations, and their shuttle crashes. It's piloted by a man called
>"Dirgo" (similarity alert!), played by Nick.
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From: Reinaldo Morales <Rmorale@harthosp.org>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 14:24:00 -0500
Subject: Re: Space1999: News Flash ! Model kit's to br re-released
Sound Great News to me I love Space:1999 Toys.
Let me know when it going to be at the stores.
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From: Patricia Sokol <sokolp@war.wyeth.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 14:44:04 -0500
Subject: Space1999: I am I (was Duties/Roles)
David writes:
>From: David Welle <dwelle@online.dct.com>
>Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 00:18:53
>Subject: Space1999: Duties/Roles; Oh, the Stress of Being an
>Alphan! (was Y2: >Top/Bottom Five)
>>Someone noted in recent months that these lines sounded silly
>>(lines like "I am I..."). I think this is actually a very
interesting >>way to have an alien speak (the words).
> The words are interesting because the alien is coming from a very
>different context: a sort of loneliness where it hadn't
>even known about other sentient beings. Its perception is so
>different, of course it's going to think and thus speak in a rather
>different way...
<snipped>
It#s been a while since I saw this episode, although I would
characterize it as one of those that I prefer, and I can#t remember
*how* the voice sounded, but the statement, #I am I# is a loaded one.
I think it is more than just the perception being different because
it had no contact with other creatures. If I#ve missed your point,
David, I apologize in advance.
If you#ve ever read the novelized (Edge of the Infinite) version -
and it has been probably 10 years since I have, so forgive my
decrepit neurons - the alien didn#t realize it was harming these
little organisms that had landed on it#s planet. #I am I# really
underscores this point. Who else would it be? He learned the
language from listening to Koenig talk (quick study), and so this
phrase is perfectly in line, from an identity point of view.
Gramatically, it probably should have been, #I am Me#, though it has
much less punch, dramatically.
I got the impression that this being was sort of an amorphous entity,
rather than something that you could just walk up to, and thus was
essentially #planet-sized#. The being existed like #Gaia# (sp?), the
name given to the Earth#s #consciousness#. The fact that it
controlled the poisoning of the water and the corrosive nature of the
atmosphere suggests that it does somehow co-exist with the planet.
Let#s make an analogy (skip, if you#re not into analogies): To those
little dust mites and things that live in your eyelashes (disgusting
concept, I know) you are a world. You wash your face, you splash
yourself with astringents, etc., and you have tears that are washing
away material in your eyes, and probably take some of these little
critters with them. Undoubtedly, you kill them, without even
realizing it. Now say you were the only living creature around for
thousands of miles. All of a sudden, these dust mites in your
eyelashes started talking to you. They ask you what you are called.
#I#m me,# you answer, because who else would you be? What a silly
question, you think. Your response answers that question, as far as
you know from your rudimentary understanding of dust mite language.
In #The Immunity Syndrome# - rejection of those small creatures I
suppose being the point of the title- this being could suddenly
communicate with other creatures, but its sense of identity was
influenced by the fact that it had never been able to enter into
discourse with another sentient creature, and so it didn#t know how.
Or sure, it tried, like when it drove Tony boffo, but that is because
it tried with the enthusiasm of a puppy. A really big, big puppy
that can knock you over and hurt you, because it doesn#t know any
better. Therefore, the response, #I am I,# with a shrug in the voice
that says, #Who else would I be?#
Alternatively, it's like "Sam I am", by Dr. Seuss :-)
From yet another angle, #I am I# sounds extrordinarily close to, #I
am,# as the Old Testement God answers in stating His identity.
Another thing I remember clearly from Edge of the Infinite, the last
book of the novelizations, is that the Alphans figured they could
settle there after all, once the toxic nature of the planet had been
stopped. Of course, this was never followed up upon.
End of Part I.
- -PTS.
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From: mpoindexter@classtrain.com (Marshall Poindexter)
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 13:55:57 -0600
Subject: Space1999: Re: "Immunity Syndrome"
On 10 March 1997, Pat Sokol (sokolp@war.wyeth.com) wrote:
>In #The Immunity Syndrome# - rejection of those small creatures I
>suppose being the point of the title- this being could suddenly
>communicate with other creatures, but its sense of identity was
>influenced by the fact that it had never been able to enter into
>discourse with another sentient creature, and so it didn#t know how.
Thanks, Pat! I'd never been able to figure out the title before your
explanation. But then, I've only seen the episode once or twice.
____________________
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From: Ian Wheeler <ian@ianjames.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 18:58:06 +0000
Subject: Re: Space1999: Nick Tate on "FX"
In message <970310033816_208431810@emout14.mail.aol.com>,
AlphaPilot@aol.com writes
>Hi Greg,
>
>I saw Nick when he was first on F/X a few months ago. I now live in England
>and they don't show the series over here. It was really great to see Nick
>again in front of the screen. He has been doing voice overs in LA for years.
> I also belong to his fan club here in Birmingham England and they keep me up
>to date on Nick's career. I agree with you about seeing all the stars of the
>show now.
>
I'm sure they do somewhere. try Sky TV or Carlton (or your local Channel
3, Meridian, Anglia, etc.), I've seen it before.
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From: "Peters, Pete" <BPeters@gwinnett.tec.ga.us>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 15:19:58 -0500
Subject: Space1999: Attention! Need Your Input!
Attention all list members:
>I am compiling a list of information on the current sources of video
>duplication available to us.
>
If you know of any one that is not in the following list or you yourself
>offer these services please let me know that I may also contact
>you/them.
>
>I am also going to approach the Cybrary and Cyber Museum when this
>project is completed, and all of you that provide these services are
>satisfied with the final format to see if they will dedicate some space
>to it.
I had previous info saved from the following list members and used it to
compile a list of questions to them as video service providers
So far these individuals have responded to my Video Questionnaire that
was sent privately.
>Gregg W. 3/10/97
>Michael Perry 3/10/97
>Molly D's Uncle Pete 3/10/97
Gary Girouard
These original 4 members are the only ones I have info on, so please
help me out if you want to be included in the video dupping services
info.
I'm thinking of doing it in a Consumer Reports type chart layout so that
people can scan the info quickly and make an informed buying decision.
CADMiester Pete
Chief of VRMDD (Virtual Reality Mech. Design and Dev.)
Alpha Moonbase
Snellville Georgia USA
bpeters@gwinnett.tec.ga.us
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From: "Peters, Pete" <BPeters@gwinnett.tec.ga.us>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 15:27:06 -0500
Subject: Space1999: Q's on Tech Notebook additions 2
Thanks for all the answers on questions 1 and 2 guys!
>Q3: I have an original S1999 Technical Notebook. Clint Young and
>Scott Heathcote of CY Productions sells a copy of it. Is its quality
>level higher than the original? (the org. came in a cheap red binder w/
>gold silk screened labeling and the media that was used was a course,
>flimsy, construction paper -newspaper like paper) Was it scanned into a
>computer and printed on a laser/inkjet printer or is this a photocopy
>dry toner process? What are these additional S1999 articles not in the
>original they allude to?
>
>Q4: Are the items I've listed the only things available to spruce up
>our notebooks?
>
>Gotta go do a seal redesign on the spacesuit gauntlets, that moondust
>is working itself into everything. Next week will probably be moon
>buggy golf club brackets. The works never done.....see ya later!
>
>CADMiester Pete
>Chief of VRMDD (Virtual Reality Mechanical Design and Development)
>Alpha Moonbase
>Snellville Georgia USA
>bpeters@gwinnett.tec.ga.us
>
>
>
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From: AB <relax@videotron.ca>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 16:02:46 -0500
Subject: Re: Space1999: Yr 1 CD - the list so far.
Put me on your list for the YR1 CD,
ONLY IF IT'S NOT A STRAIGTH COPY OF THE
1976 LP THAT I ALREADY HAVE IN MY POSSESION.
Thanks !
Andre Beauchamp
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From: Patricia Sokol <sokolp@war.wyeth.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 16:12:16 -0500
Subject: Space1999: Duties/Roles...and production schedules
David also write:
>From: David Welle <dwelle@online.dct.com>
>Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 00:18:53
>Subject: Space1999: Duties/Roles; Oh, the Stress of Being an Alphan!
(was Y2: >Top/Bottom Five)
>>I agree with David about the problem with Helena and Maya basically
>>abandoning Alpha and their responsibilities, though.
I most definately agree with this one, also. Comes mighty close to
selfish, unless they reasoned that there would be some way to get
back, eventually. Helena#s concern, in the televised version, if I
recall correctly, was to get to the injured Tony. Well, hey, so was
Maya#s, but maybe she also figured she could figure out a way to
combat all the nasty things that were happening to them by being
there, first hand. In the novelized version, their motivations
seemed more to be with Koenig and Verdeschi, respectively, and to
heck with the supplies that they were bringing with them. Those all
got jettisoned out when the glider got hit by lightning, or
something, that let to its being unable to carry so much weight.
Frasier#s only concern seemed to be that they understood it was
strictly a one-way trip. The cheerful, #Good luck, girls,# was a bit
much considering that Alpha was about to lose its two remaining senior
officers. Maybe he was power hungry, and this got him two steps
closer to the top. Of course, by this time, both could have been
thinking that they#d given enough to Alpha, and they were not going
to stick around while their better halves were marooned on a planet.
>In production terms, some of those characters were often brought in
because
>time constraints forced doubling up of some episodes, which lead to
the
>main cast being split between those episodes; and having less of the
main
>cast in any single one of those episodes means you have to have
other cast
>"brought in." In some cases, these secondary recurring characters
worked
>out okay (e.g. Fraser and to some degree Alibe, IMO), but other
times, were
>very non-descript replacements (e.g. Vincent) or outright poor (e.g.
>Yasko), IMHO.... I *do* like having strong secondary,
>recurring characters around as well, as it builds up the cast and
can lead
>to even more interesting stories--but *not* as outright replacement
for so
>many main characters that go missing in several episodes.
It is a shame that production schedules dictated who was in the
episodes. This led to one on my favorite
slap-the-palm-on-the-forehead-this-doesn#t-make-sense-scenarios:
Where was Helena when Koenig had been supposedly killed in #Devil#s
Moon#? Seems to me that if Barbara Bain had not been off filming #Dorzak#, Helena would have been on the first Eagle off the base
going down to demand to know what happened. She would have been
dragging Alan to the launch pad (of course, he was stuck with Dorzak,
too), not Alibe and Frasier. Would have made for better pathos, too,
if Koenig could have seen Helena out there, walking away, instead of
Frasier and Alibe. If there was a #rewrite an ending# thread, this
would be number one on my list. (Of course, having said that, if
anyone would like to continue on this thread, feel free.) Again, if
it had been Y1, probably it would have been Helena in the Eagle with
Koenig in the first place, instead of an extra that was destined to
be fried. Now, suppose the extra only *looked* like he got fried,
and suppose that it *had* been Helena in his place, and suppose,
therefore, it *looked* like Helena got fried. All kinds of emotional
turmoil. Would Koenig have even wanted to go back to Alpha, then? Or
would he have not particularly cared?
>One character missing here or there is one thing--say s/he is on
vacation
>or whatever and subtly show how the other characters re-orient their
>approaches to temporarily "fill in" the missing character's role
This was done effectively in Y1 in #The Infernal Machine# when
Winters is asked to fill Morrow#s seat. Previously, he#d been an
extra milling about and one might imagine he might have even had the
graveyard shift on occassion. Yes, the actor was reading the lines
written for Prentise Hancock, but his delivery was such that the
meaning sounded so different. Morrow was so hot-headed, usually, and
Winters seemed, well, cold as winter. I quite liked the character.
>... what would you do if you were in Koenig's position, or Tony's,
Maya's,
>Helena's, Alan's, or someone else's? What would you do if you were
>watching Alpha slip into deeper danger as its population gets
depleted over
>the course of what we call Y1 and then Y2 as well?
Cross-train. Buckle down and not go off exploring all the while.
Okay, trouble seemed to come to them all the time rather than they
going to it, but maybe a remote controlled Eagle instead of a manned
craft would have made better sence. How many times does Koenig drag
Maya off the base and they#re nearly killed? I can think of four
circumstances off the bat... #Seance Spectre#, #Mark of Archanon#, #Rules of Luton#, and #Catacombs of the Moon#. No - five: #AB
Chrysalis#, too. Don#t you think at some point he would have
reasoned that it might be better if he sent out a (sure-to-be doomed)
pilot alone (as he did frequently in Y1), or maybe they should have
just stayed on base and let the sensors do the work? Close the
shutters, batton down the hatches, and let the stupid heat storm just
go by. You#re not gonna do anything by flying off into it. Well, in #AB Chrysalis# it did ultimately do some good, but that was an
exception, and there was someone to *reason* with, there, not just a
phenomenon that had to be studied. Yet again, part of Koenig#s
personality (According to fanfic writer Philippa Sidle#s portrayal)
is supposed to be his disinclination to send anybody out to risk his
life if he wasn#t willing to do it first. Makes sence, and is the
only explanation - apart from the fact ML was the star of the show
:-) - for Koenig running off to explore every blip in the sensors
that pops up.
That#s enough. I think I#ll be quiet for another six months, now.
- -PTS
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From: Ernesto de la Fuente <edelafuente@spin.com.mx>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 15:54:51 -0800
Subject: Space1999: Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe (Temporaly)
This is aonly a copy to the list, I already sent my request to
majordomo@buffnet.net, so don`t pay attention to the line above.
This is sad to me but I have to unsubscribe due a project that requires
me to change my e-mail address, but as soon as I can, I`ll be back.
I'm just leaving the list and I already miss you guys, see you soon.
Greg L. Wilcox at this moment I've got a friend that went to the U.S.A.,
does that sounds like a solution? (Unclear memories from Space: 1999,
remember?)
Ernesto de la Fuente
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From: Brian Dowling <brian.dowling@drugnet.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 20:06:00 GMT
Subject: Space1999: New uniforms
Salute omnes!
One of those thoughts which flew through one ear and out of the other...
If there was a 1999 remake...
What would the uniforms look like?
Suggestions please,
- -----------------------------------------------
Brian Dowling - Birmingham, England
Alphan #144
Eagle_1@compuserve.com
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From: Brian Dowling <brian.dowling@drugnet.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 19:57:00 GMT
Subject: Space1999: Book scanning
Salute omnes,
Greg Stone suggested...
>Hey, Brian (and everyone else)
>Why doesn't someone with a scanner, take the several Space:1999 books,
>and just scan them all into a nice little text file? I'm sure that
>Marcy would love to have those on her board for all to read, and share!
>I saw someone doing that with the Star Trek books on a ST site, and I
>thought, maybe that's what we need here.
Ducking the legality thing (okay, it's never bothered me before, but I
thought I'd mention it anyway), I've only got a sheet-fed scanner! Not
even I in my most upset mood could rip up a book!
Now if someone had a flatbed....
Later,
- -------------------------------------------------------
Brian Dowling - Birmingham, England
Alphan #144
Eagle_1@compuserve.com
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From: Brian Dowling <brian.dowling@drugnet.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 19:53:00 GMT
Subject: Space1999: Patrick Mower
Salute omnes!
In response to my comments on "All That Glisters", David Welle wrote
>Hmmm, I haven't seen "Callan", but I know Catherine Schell was also in that
>movie (I don't know how large her role was, however).
It's been ages since I saw the film, I can't recall Catherine, but I
probably wasn't looking for her at the time. I was referring to the
series (which was spawned by a play, and in turn spawned the film, I
think...) which ran from 1969 to 1975 if memory serves.
like a lot of British tv from the 70s, it doesn't get too much of an
outing these days, which is a real pity. they don't make programmes
like that any more.
>Did he later improve his lot, as far as roles went?
He was very good as Cross, IMHO. I vaguely recall him as lead character
in various tv series around that time (I was only 4 or 5 at the time!),
and had a bit of a reputation as a ladies' man, I think.
>>Being of Irish descent, I tend to squirm when I see that episode.
>>There are Irish cowboys, because there is a strong Irish country music
>>scene,
>Huh. I always figured the "Irish Cowboy" bit was something made up by the
>writer--that the character was sort of a lone aficionado of the "Lone Star
>State," so to speak.
Can't say much about that, you may well be right. I've never met an
Irishman who's got a thing about Texas, though.
>>but he's after Maya instead [....]
>I always thought his various scenes with Maya were the best part of the
>episode. I enjoyed those scenes, and there were just enough of them to
>save this episode from my Bottom Five of Y2. I did not necessarily mind
>the intelligent rock premise itself, but the episode was not executed very
>well, IMO.
The Irish accent is worse than mine, which is saying something! I think
that part of the character is just too stereotyped for my liking. It's
not as if Patrick Mower hadn't done his fair share of pulling in his
time!
>I actually wrote his character into one small scene in one of my fan
>stories ("The Transfer", which is almost ready), but I instead did
>some turnabout with the "Irish Cowboy" character.
Sounds fun! Let me know when it's ready!
>> * OLX 2.1 TD * Unable to find scrumpy, operator halted
>It's a funny-sounding quote, but what *exactly* is it refering to, I
>wonder? Is OLX a reference to one of Windows' OLE (now "ActiveX")
>controls? What's a "scrumpy"? I know the "operator halted" bit though,
>from the innumerable times a computer would go down and stop me and my
>work....
Ha ha! I've been waiting for someone to wonder just what my sig was
about... So, for those of you who don't know, here's the lowdown...
OLX 2.1 is a DOS-based QWK mail Offline reader. Yes, I did say DOS
based. The PC I currently use is half mine, half my sister's. She had
been using it for her studies, but gratefully returned it to her
unemployed brother when I finally got release from my bloody awful job,
and needed to get to speed on stuff like Win 95 et al.
Until I finish building Eagle 1, my new P166 thing, I'm making do with
this little 486 DX4/100, also one of my creations. I prefer to run OS/2
for my comms stuff, including a great OLR, but I only want to install it
once, thank you very much, and that will be on Eagle 1. So, I'm stuck
with a DOS-based OLR running under Win95 for the moment. The OLX 2.1
bit is just an advert.
>What's a "scrumpy"?
Scrumpy is a cloudy, and more often than not very potent cider, which
tends to be found around the Somerset area of England. Handle both
drink and drinker with caution, especially if the drinker has had more
than a couple of glasses! If I say any more, I might incriminate
myself...
Any of you coming over to England, I strongly advise you to partake of
the delights of Somerset and the surrounding area. Ruth (my girlfriend
and keeper of whatever's left of my sanity) and I had a great holiday
down there last summer, and I would recommend it to anyone.
Which reminds me, time for a drink.
Cheers!
- -------------------------------------------------------
Brian Dowling - Birmingham, England
Alphan #144
Eagle_1@compuserve.com
- ---
* OLX 2.1 TD * ...Looking at them all it feels good to be a *geek*...
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From: Ian Wheeler <ian@ianjames.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 21:36:39 +0000
Subject: Space1999: Euro Alphans and IRC Chat. Please Read if you are interested in IRC in general, not just in Europe OKAY!
In message <97030923300733472@drugnet.co.uk>, Brian Dowling
<brian.dowling@drugnet.co.uk> writes
>Greetings to those of you who are left,
>
>Regarding the IRC channel....
>
> How about those
>of us wanting to try this IRC thing (never done that before) arrange to
>log in at a specific time.
>
GREAT IDEA!
#space1999 is always open open on Havenet in the US, and never occupied
during what we in Europe consider "the day", so we could all meet up at
about, maybe 6 or 7 pm GMT (It's easier), and have a chat without having
to stay up watching some boring 70's cop film that every TV channel
seems to show at 1:30 in the morning.
I think we need further discussion about this topic, either at my Email
address, or on the list. It's up to you.
P.S. I've only ever used IRC chat once, using the ever popular mIRC, and
I found it very easy. There are instructions in the Cybrary or I can
give you help if you need it. I'd love to talk with some European
Alphans!
GREAT IDEA ALERT! Although I don't know whether this program has
Conference call capability or not, if you go to www.phonefree.com, you
can download the FreePhone Internet phone. As it's name states, it's
totally free, (still in Beta test, but it functions perfectly) and we
could use it to literally chat with each other!
If anyone has any recommendations for better (i.e. Conference call
equipped) FREE Webphone software, send me or the list an Email.
Phew! So many ideas, so little online time!
Gotta go!
- --
Ian Wheeler
Chief Nuclear Physicist
Brown Left Sleeve
MBA#164
"All you need is.....a IRC Channel!"
- -Part John Lennon, part Ian Wheeler.
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