Original Message Date: 27 Nov 91  23:13:12
From: Gary Vedvik on 1:102/1006
To: Tom Jennings on 1:1/1
Subj: FIDOHIST.ZIP STRUCT2.ZIP
^AMSGID: 1:102/1006@fidonet.org a5965660
Hiya Tom, I managed fall a little behind in reading the weekly fidonews, �
but after catching up and noticing your call for "old-stuff" I couln't �
resist shooting off a message to you.

I have a couple of oldies but goodies attached (fidohist and struct2). You �
may have already received them from someone else, but what the hell.  I �
EVEN still have a copy of 2 versions of minitel!  Want 'em? I'd be MORE �
than happy to ship 'em to ya -- just let me know. Look ma! No stamps!

    minitel  exe     44928 06-05-85  12:33p
    minitel2 exe     45056 01-23-85   9:55a

Pardon me while I walk down memory lane in your mail-box. :)

I remember using these two programs for quite a while.  I loved them -- �
mostly for their simplicity.  I think they were also a partial motivator �
for me to teach myself C.  The phone book lookup was great and to date I �
still don't know of a (strictly) telecommunications program that uses �
anything like it.  I'm refering to the string search.

I remember using Fido v7m (I think that was it).  I had just started �
getting interested in modeming (is that a verb?) using RBBS and stumbled �
upon this funky program called Fido.  I couldn't resist running it.  It �
was so -- different from the other (few) BBS's out there.  I immediately �
applied to you for a node number -- node 52 it was.  I think node 51 �
belonged to one of the guys in St.Louis!  Wasn't it Ken Kaplin -- or was �
that Ben Baker?

Tom its all your fault!  I blame you for getting me hooked on BBSing and �
being involved with the network in my corner of the world from that point �
on.  Its all your fault -- and I can't thank you enough. :)

Let me know if ya want those 2 versions of minitel and I'll send 'em right �
away.

BTW, any news on the video cassettes of FidoCon?  (Flashback!  I remember �
seeing a single column article in SOME rag that had your picture in it.)  �
Sorry, I didn't keep that one. :)

Anyway, I've always wanted to see the faces behind the messages.  I'd love �
to go some year.  Maybe FidoCon can be held in Vegas some year, or better �
yet here in southern california!

Gary...