On 15 Sep 02  18:16:40, Steven Horn said the following to Dale Shipp:

SH>  DS>   I like this wording even better than the one I proposed the other
SH>  DS> day. 
 
SH> Let's see if Bob will buy it.

For the right price. I'll buy the Brooklyn Bridge.  ;-)

SH>  SH> "... volunteers.  From its early beginning in 1984 as a
network of a
SH>  SH> few friends in the United States swapping messages back and 
SH>  SH> forth, it has developed into a global network."

How's this:

... volunteers.  Beginning with a few friends exchanging messages in 1984,
FidoNet has grown into a global network consisting of thousands of nodes.

Bob  :)

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