F I D O N E W S -- Vol.12 No.30 (24-Jul-1995) +----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | A newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: | | FidoNet BBS community | "FidoNews" BBS | | _ | +1-519-570-4176 | | / \ | | | /|oo \ | | | (_| /_) | | | _`@/_ \ _ | | | | | \ \\ | Editors: | | | (*) | \ )) | Donald Tees 1:221/192 | | |__U__| / \// | Sylvia 1:221/194 | | _//|| _\ / | | | (_/(_|(____/ | | | (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. | | | -- JOSEPH PULITZER | +----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | Submission address: editors 1:1/23 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MORE addresses: | | | | submissions=> editor@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca | | Don -- don@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca | | Sylvia max@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | For information, copyrights, article submissions, | | obtaining copies of fidonews or the internet gateway faq | | please refer to the end of this file. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ ======================================================================== Table of Contents ======================================================================== 1. Editorial..................................................... 1 2. Articles...................................................... 2 Hugs to 'ya!................................................ 2 AOP.ZIP USRSDL.EXE.......................................... 3 3. Fidonews Information.......................................... 3 ======================================================================== Editorial ======================================================================== Here is the snooze. FidoNews 12-30 Page: 2 24 Jul 1995 ======================================================================== Articles ======================================================================== Hugs to 'ya! by Don Dawson 1:150/730 Hugs to 'ya! There's one thing we all have in common. We're all insecure about something, sometime in our lives. It matters not if we're 8 or 80. The root cause of our insecurity changes as we grow. As babies we're insecure about our next meal. When we're teenagers we're insecure about many things: . Will anyone notice my zits? . Are my clothes "ok"? . Will s/he go out with me Saturday night? . Will mom/dad let me use the car? This is REALLY important! . Can I get the money to go to the movies/dance/prom? . Will ANY College accept Meeeeeeeeee? We eventually "settle down"...have a relationship with a Significant Other. The insecurities change to other things... . Can we get that apartment/house on our income? . Will the bank lend us the money for the car we need? . Will the baby be healthy/a boy/a girl/blonde/brunnette? . Will I get the job/promotion? . Can we get the kid(s)s thru school/college/braces? . Can we afford the dental/education/wedding expenses for her/him? And the list goes on, changing as we grow, changing as we age and mature, taking on new and different responsibilities over the years. Along comes FidoNet (or something like it)..a new and different way to communicate. Some avoid communications completely. You've known those people all your life. No calls on the phone, no Christmas card, no "just dropping by". It happens, people are people. We don't all look alike nor do we think alike or have the same values. Want to try something new, different...exciting even? When you send netmail or echomail sign it: , a big HUG or... , a little hug or ... , several little hugs... You'll be pleasantly surprised at the reaction. You'll feel better too. It's non-threating, no cost and very special. People know you care. You'll make someone happy. You'll make them more secure about themselves. They might wonder about you but that's what makes our hobby fun! FidoNews 12-30 Page: 3 24 Jul 1995 Hugs to ya! B-) Don P.S. to Eileen, TraC, RanD, Bob, Joe and especially Bridget. Love 'ya all. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AOP.ZIP USRSDL.EXE From: Adam Strack(1:115/500) Thanks for having a FIDO node available. I've taken this opportunity to upload two great files to your system. One is the latest information pack for the Association of Online Professionals. The AOP is made up of members just like you as well as leaders in the industry such as US Robotics, Software Creation's, Rockwell International, Hayes and others. The second file is the latest breakthrough in US Robotics Desktop modem technology...33,600! If you have the FLASHROM upgradeble US Robotics Courier modem, simply extract the USRSDL.EXE archive and flash the newest code. 33,600 technology is an extension of V.34. Connect to other USR Courier 33,600's at greater speed and connect to other V.34 modems with greater throughput and connectability than before. If you don't have a USR Courier yet, pass the file along to a friend that does, and then go get one yourself! Regards, US Robotics Sysop Support BBS - 708-982-5092 FIDO 1:115/500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================== Fidonews Information ======================================================================== ------- FIDONEWS MASTHEAD AND CONTACT INFORMATION ---------------- Editors: Donald Tees, Sylvia Maxwell Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell, Vince Perriello, Tim Pozar Tom Jennings "FidoNews" BBS FidoNet 1:1/23 BBS +1-519-570-4176, 300/1200/2400/14400/V.32bis/HST(DS) FidoNews 12-30 Page: 4 24 Jul 1995 more addresses: Don -- 1:221/192, don@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca Sylvia- 1:221/194, max@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca (Postal Service mailing address) FidoNews 128 Church St. Kitchener, Ontario Canada N2H 2S4 voice: (519) 570-3137 sylvia: (519) 579-8029 Fidonews is published weekly by and for the members of the FIDONET INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR ELECTRONIC MAIL system. It is a compilation of individual articles contributed by their authors or their authorized agents. The contribution of articles to this compilation does not diminish the rights of the authors. Opinions expressed in these articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of FidoNews. Authors retain copyright on individual works; otherwise FidoNews is Copyright 1995 Donald Tees. All rights reserved. Duplication and/or distribution permitted for noncommercial purposes only. For use in other circumstances, please contact the original authors, or the eds. OBTAINING COPIES: The most recent issue of FidoNews in electronic form may be obtained from the FidoNews BBS via manual download or Wazoo FileRequest, or from various sites in the FidoNet and Internet. PRINTED COPIES may be obtained by sending SASE to the above paper-mail address. INTERNET USERS: FidoNews is available via FTP from ftp.fidonet.org, in directory ~ftp/pub/fidonet/fidonews. Anyone interested in getting a copy of the INTERNET GATEWAY FAQ may freq GISFAQ.ZIP from 1:133/411.0, or send an internet message to fidofaq@gisatl.fidonet.org. No message or text or subject is necessary. The address is a keyword that will trigger the automated response. People wishing to send inquiries directly to David Deitch should now mail to fidonet@gisatl.fidonet.org rather than the previously listed address. SUBMISSIONS: You are encouraged to submit articles for publication in FidoNews. Article submission requirements are contained in the file ARTSPEC.DOC, available from the FidoNews BBS, or Wazoo filerequestable from 1:1/23 as file "ARTSPEC.DOC". Please read it. "Fido", "FidoNet" and the dog-with-diskette are U.S. registered trademarks of Tom Jennings, and are used with permission. ' ' disgreement is actually necessary, or we'd all have to get in fights or semethin to amuse ourselves,, and create the requisite chaos." -Tom Jennings -- END