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Re: Offline AFOLs
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Wed, 1 Dec 1999 00:45:35 GMT
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On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Jason Briscoe (<038c01bf3b83$7de3d120$1127893e@pbnc
omputer>) wrote at 21:52:07
> Tony,
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> I am in full support of this and have already being doing so!
Good!
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> I only found lugnet by accident after my employer bought in new PC's and we
> finally got the internet in July, just by pure flook I tried searching just
> using LEGO and found over 30,000 sites. It was just luck that I stumbled on
> LUGNET, I was immediately impressed.
You lucky soul. We weren't allowed access at my last employer, for
security reasons.
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> Unlike the majority I am not in the IT industry, but decided that as I was
> now not the only AFOL in the UK, I must have a PC. I bought a humble spec
> machine for £500, and started from there.
Funnily enough, I only got one so I could play with the Mindstorm &
Cybermaster stuff, and found rtl & lugnet as a corollary :-)
And don't worry; I'm in the IT industry, but know next to nothing about
the internet & PCs. I'm a mainframe man (they're physically a bit bigger
than PCs)
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> I have made many new friends, yet to meet face to face, but the fest is only
> a few days away! I am really pleased to have found it, so we really should
> encourage others. I have told three people, who are casual visitors at the
> moment.
It's going to be a good day. We seem to be building a good community,
and I'm sure there are more people out there who will appreciate it, if
we can find them.
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> PS see you at the fest! my base is complete BTW - how is everyone elses
> tower section coming on?
Well, AFAICT, we've at least got a decent stump :-)
--
Tony Priestman
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