Moderator: Kathryn Johnston, PACOMNET list of particpants
Kathryn Johnston: Evelyn Pine:
focus is human community don't believe in tech, but do believe
on the Internet in love; how I met my husband
this is a call-in show Working at CPSR, got on Van Morison
email list. Someone on the list gave
simulcast on the Web a face-to-face party -- which happened
to be co-located with the S&M list
party. But one of the VM fans was future
husband
Steve Cisler:
Wrote book review, posted on Liza Loop:
the Web; got msg from someone
who said "Are you the same In 86 hosted group of kids from Russia,
Steve who" ... yup, met up living in American homes. Net enables way
after one 31 yrs. to keep in communication with them after
they went back -- phone bills would be
prohibitive
Liz Kniss:
Joe Villareal:
PA was the first city to be on the NET
House-bound due to illness; started in Jan of 1994. Showcase PA as a
browsing the Web ... found Castro technical city. But found some adults
for President page were not as enthused as the kids, took
a while. On election nite got a call,
Political pages beginning to fill "Oh my God the results are on the Net!"
up cyberspace as election nears
http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/home.html
"Do people actually use the net to
communicate with you?" "Yes!". Bicycler
Bob Moss: sent map of dangerous corner; also humor
msgs to liten up city hall. Email is
Caveat -- not everyone at city hall great tracking device for organizational
use email actively ... but many do scheduling
Tabulated 29 yrs of traffic count
data, posted on the net. Hector Campos:
Excellent way to communicate with Director of Plugged In; one of the kids
public officials using email to lobby for funding that
directly effects Plugged In
http://www.pluggedin.org
Yvonne [call in] David Negren
Student at Santa Clara; People can use net to download job
used the Net in school. listings. Email from daughter,
And Internet Relay Chat to confirmed accuracy of formula overnite.
keep in touch with Netherlands
[video clip on Senior net; including
"Generation to Generation" program]
Will Beckett: Elliott Margolies:
RadioMail -- palm top computer lurking on the Well; one of the
with radio modem people in a parenting conferencing
viewers can send him msgs now: group was going in for a bone marrow
beckettw@radiomail.net transplant. net friends got together
and he got one! and tie died lab coats
Marvin: [call in] Liz:
How will everyone have access two machines at City Hall for
to the Internet? public access
Kathryn: Liza:
Glad you asked. "PACOMNET" is a connection is virtually free;
citizens group that meets to second hand vt100 and old modem
discuss just that; usually 1st
Weds of month at 7:30am; but ----> pa-comnet@svi.org
next month on the 2nd, the 11th
[ed: Oct we assume] meeting: 661 Arastradero at Terman
library
http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/palo/city/pacomnet/pacomnet.html
David Fleishhacker:
Personal aspect of the Intenet is the
important part ... in 50 or 75 years
every person will be able to communicate
with every other person.
Richard Terrill:
Ole Christensen:
started as dating service, but
branched out into pen pals and link the car shop and his software
personal introduction service company
Right now a woman in China is http://www.sgo.com/olecar.html
reporting on the conference
there. can make appointments on the Web
for the car shop
40 marriages in 9 yrs, and far
more friendships.
Steve: Kendric Smith:
In Turkey to give a lecture on
Web publishing ... ended up Retired professor; now runs software
designing a home page for a business, uses the Net and email
carpet dealer who may end up on
the Well and, now sets up home pages ...
"professor to computer nerd"
Liz:
What do you do about "flamers"? Evelyn:
humor a great way of getting
Will: rid of flames
for most, assume they misunderstood;
for some, hit delete
look at it as entertaining, Richard:
don't take it too seriously.
on-line chat, we ignore flamers
Steve:
Santa Monica city is now soured
on the net because of flames to
city officials.
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