edstrom@UNCAEDU.BITNET (10/20/87)
Dear World,
Although Calgary will be the host of the 1988 Winter Olympics
and, some think, the center of the world for a few weeks we are
usually well beyond the edge of Nowhere when it comes to access to the
world's collection of ST software. Even the commercial packagess are
often a few weeks to even months out of date by the time they arrive
here. Attempts to remedy thsi situation with long distance modeming
have been met with moderate success for us and easy profit for the
phone companies.
We are going to try to establish a circulating PD
software-sharing network using s-mail. This will be slow but
affordable and quicker than passive diffusion. The sysops of American
BBRDs will be getting tentative letters to this effect in the near
future. I have volunteered to try to establish a link with Europe.
I would like addresses of European BBRDs or people who are interested
in sharing their PD software. Many good things have surfaced here from
Europe at odd times and places and we feel that that is only the tip
of the iceburg.
The way it would work is this: we here in Calgary will send out
blank disks or money to cover media/post costs to various selected
people who would gather software that has been requested and lists of
software with, if possible, descriptions of them (software, not people,
eh?) and their locations. As these disks are circulated anyone is welcome
to take what they want and pass it on. This would of course be reciprocal;
we will be glad to send stuff to Europe.
Thanks in advance.
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