*Cross-post: FIDONET NETWORK: FTSC_PUBLIC
*Cross-post: FIDONET NETWORK: NET_DEV

People,

Scott Samet , the author of one of the more popular FIDONET utilities
called XLAXNODE.EXE and XLAXDIFF.EXE, has went to the better world.

As you properly aware in some form or fashion, Scott was one of the
original Fidonet developers (old address 1:135/990).  His Fidonet
nodelist compiler was one of the original "hall mark" and
"backbone"
utilities that gave Fidonet one of its early "growth sparks" during
the 80s.  Nearly every early know Frontend Mailer and/or Mail Echo
Processor worked with the Nodelist Databases produced by Scott's utility.

I first met Scott in 1984 when I first joined Fidonet. I purchased
his nodelist compiler for $15.00, like most of the young Fidonet
members did.  When I started to write Silver Xpress, the first
Fidonet Offline Mail System, I added support for the compiled
nodelist and Scott helped by adding support for some my new
ideas.  Scott added support for the Silver Xpress compiled
nodelist to XLAXNODE.EXE in subsequent updates.   That fact he
was an enthusiastic Borland Pascal user and software developer like
I was, our "Cyber" relationship was even better.  With his expert
knowledge of Pascal, he helped me add some advance techniques to
Silver Xpress.

In October 1987, Scott left Fidonet but thousands of people
around the globe, till this very day, continued to use his XLAXNODE
nodelist utilities.

As an original "hall mark" Fidonet Developer, all members of Fidonet
deserves the attention of this news. Zorch Forsberg (FidoNews Editor) has
been contacted, and Andrea Santos (1:3135/382) has informed our Net
135 members of the sad news.

God Bless Scott

PS: Thank you Borland for posting this information.


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Original: DATE..... 03 Aug 1998,  12:59p
Original: FROM..... LORIE HULL 
Original: TO....... ALL
Original: SUBJECT.. A sad announcement
Original: FORUM.... borland.public.delphi.non-technical
Original: NETWORK.. BORLAND  ECHO: BI_NONTECH

From: Lorie Hull 
Organization: Inprise Corp
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Scott Samet, a member of TeamB and an active participant in this online
community, died last week in his home town of Miami, Florida.

Scott was a member of TeamB for three years. He loved being part of
TeamB, enjoyed Delphi, and the online community. He loved travel, good
food, and teaching his nephews about off-color jokes and belching. Scott
had a finely honed sense of humor, and was always ready with a wry
remark or pithy comment. Scott was never one to heed traditions, social
conventions or fashion rules. He had a large and diverse group of
friends who will miss him greatly, as will his family and colleagues.

Scott was, most definitely, an interesting fellow. I am honored to have
known him. He will be missed.

--
- lorie
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