*** Quoting Ward Dossche from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

WD> Carol,
WD>  
> The dialup was WIN specific and didnt get it worked out
> to authenticate from a DOS PPPP connection (PPPP right?  I forget but can
> look it up).
WD>  
WD> Make that PPP.
WD>  

Thanks!  Yes, that would be it.

> I'm 1.5-2 hours away by bullet train to the big citys.
WD>  
WD> I'm 1h20m away from Paris by Thalys. At 320km/h that still is an impre
WD> distance.

Well, lets see.  I think the fastestroute (other than air) for me to Tokyo
is ¨about 12 hours but thats because we have to traverse lines in at least
2 places ¨from where I am.  Thats a goodly 1,000 miles I think?  I think
travel time ¨once I get off Kyushu is only 4 hours bullet train
(shinkansen).

We have a little vacation planned for 9-13JUL to Okinawa.  We will take the
¨'Midori Express' from Sasebo to Fukuoka then fly to Naha Okinawa.  The
Midori ¨is a 'shinkansen' (bullet) but of the smaller style without the
sleeper cars ¨but it's very nice for all of that.  Much nicer than taking a
bus and due to ¨price offset for child tickets, about the same price.  Call
it 30$ by bus to ¨get to 'Fuk' and 34$ by train?  Smoking cars and lots of
leg room as well as a ¨bathroom and munchies/drink cart on the train.  I
call that worth 4$ and if i ¨want, i can check our baggage at the Sasebo
train station clear through the ¨airport and just pick it up in Okinawa
(which i obviously cant do on a bus!).

                                       xxcarol

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