kristoff@NET.BIO.NET (Dave Kristofferson) (09/28/89)
Over the last several years we have made a lot of friends (and
possibly a few enemies) during the course of our work at BIONET. I
guess that, under the circumstances, some kind of epitaph is due. One
of our users expressed his feelings about the system below (pardon our
immodesty in posting this), and I don't think that it could have been
put much better.
All of the staff (past and the few who have persevered with us through
this last uncertain year) wish to thank all of you for the chance that
we have had to serve the molecular biology community through the
BIONET Resource. It has been a demanding, but very rewarding
experience. Working with you every day, we have been aware of the
many aspects of BIONET that need improvement and have tried hard to
continue to upgrade our service. Much still remained to be done, but
we also hope that you noted substantial progress along the way. I
particularly would like to thank Spencer Yeh, Eliot Lear, and Cindy
Eppard for their efforts during the last year on behalf of BIONET.
We also hope that most of you will choose to sign up with the new
GenBank On-line Service. Speaking personally, although the transition
may cause some inconvenience, I still believe that the best is yet to
come!
Best Wishes to all of you!
Dave Kristofferson
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Dear Dave,
Thanks for the quick response. I find myself very sad to be
signing off of BIONET for the last time - I started using the first SEQ
program in 1980 as a grad student in the Biochemistry Department at
Stanford when it was part of the SUMEX-AIM project, and have watched things
evolve ever since. You guys have done an outstanding job over the years,
and it is a sad thing to see it go. Thanks for everything.