Re: Lets's leave Fido
  By: John Donohue to Steven Horn on Sat Jan 11 2003 11:55 am

 >  SH> Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555.1) wrote to Steven
 >  SH> Horn at 19:57 on 01 Jan 2003:
 > 
 >  SH>  MvdV> Not here. Libraries do have internet, but it is not
free. Same a
 >  SH>  MvdV> internet cafes. Also normally the terminals have no disk
 >  SH>  MvdV> stations, the only input is the mouse and the
keyboard and the
 >  SH>  MvdV> only output is the screen and the printer. No way
to do Fido ove
 >  SH>  MvdV> that.
 > 
 >  SH> I'd campaign for free service or campaign to get Bill
 >  SH> Gates to have the Gates Foundation make a grant to the
 >  SH> libraries.  I also find the usage limitations because
 >  SH> here people want to be able to download their e-mail.
 > 
 >  SH> And Internet cafes do cost but not a lot.
 > 
 > Greetings Steve and Michiel. 1:397/5258 just recently joined this echo (afte
 > the message(s) referred to above). As  someone who has been in fido since th
 > early '90s, AND works in a public library with both Gates Foundation Grant
 > public access computer, and in-house produced public access computers, the
 > above content caught my attention. Could you recap the discussion on this
 > thread that I missed? I might have some ideas or comments in this area.
 > Thanks!
 > 
 > As for the message's subject; I used to say that I intended to be the last n
 > in fidonet; but since the growth of fido in russia, I may have to settle for
 > the distinction of being the last fido node in zone 1. ;-)
 > 
 > 

Not by yourself you won't :).  I'll be right there with ya.  I'm back in this
for good now!
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