Franklin wrote:
> --- Kris Steenhaut  wrote:
>   
>> Incidentally, there are other Ray Gwinn around (there are even 2
>> "Kris 
>> Steenhaut" on the internet), so I suggest we keep our heads clear and
>>
>> don't mix the one with the other.
>>
>>     
> Do you or someone by any chance know what state Ray hailed from
>
>   
It was mentioned in messages nrs 63723, 63724 and 63729 of the ecomstation
group, and the initial message was by Rob Hamerling (message 63723).

I've forwarded these messages to this group, but apperently it isn't
possible to do that. So, you'll have to be satisfied with my copy and
paste.

> Mark Henigan wrote:
>
> [about Ray Gwinn]
> > Yes, as much as I would like to think he would be retiring, even in
> > retirement I would have expected him to have made a statement of his
> > intent to do so, and even possibly to have opensourced developement of
> > his incomplete driver.
>
> I remember having read that Ray died a couple of years ago somewhat
> suddenly. I don't remember where I've read it, probably in a Bulletin
> Board circuit.
>
> Regards, Rob.
>
> --
> Rob Hamerling, Vianen, NL phone +31-347-322822

> Mark Henigan wrote:
>
> >>On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:07:17 +0100, Kris Steenhaut
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eComStation/post?postID=phsnjWOJETgRMBdaKRsAbhkhk-__QV4FWwXjq8xT0cRq3dkjD1ly4XFAn1DT6lhqfNcXOX-Q-Vwg0di6h_YV>>
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>AFAIK he must be in his middle sixties, so we fairly can
assume he is
> >>>enjoing his pension now. Far away from any computer
thinghy. We can't
> >>>blame him for doing so, can we?
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >Neil Waldhauer replied:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hi Kris,
> >>
> >>While I know nothing about Ray Gwinn's personal finance, the
fact is that very
> >>few Americans will be enjoying a pension in their middle
sixties. The economy
> >>is different now, and pensions are rare.
> >>
> >>I expect to be working at that age, and so will a lot of other
Americans.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Yes, as much as I would like to think he would be retiring, even in
> >retirement I would have expected him to have made a statement of his
> >intent to do so, and even possibly to have opensourced developement of
> >his incomplete driver.  At the very least, pride would likely keep a
> >server with his driver story on the web.  And, there are a number of
> >retired programmers, including a group of ex-IBM developers, who are
> >still active on the mailing lists and nntp groups.
> >
> >I expect to be working full time until at least seventy, then part time.
> >
> >- Mark
> >
> Hello Rob:
>
> Thank you for the information.  I suspected something like that.
>
> - Mark
>
> Mark Henigan
> --
>
> Rob Hamerling wrote:
> >
> >
> > Mark Henigan wrote:
> >
> > [about Ray Gwinn]
> >
> >>Yes, as much as I would like to think he would be retiring, even in
> >>retirement I would have expected him to have made a statement of his
> >>intent to do so, and even possibly to have opensourced development of
> >>his incomplete driver.
> >
> >
> > I remember having read that Ray died a couple of years ago somewhat
> > suddenly. I don't remember where I've read it, probably in a Bulletin
> > Board circuit.
> >
> > Regards, Rob.


> >Mark Henigan




-- 
Groeten uit Gent,

   Kris




 
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