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Date: 7 May 90 00:09:12 GMT
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 Date: 05-05-90 (11:10)              Number: 3206
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 From: FIG MELBOURNE                   Read: HAS REPLIES
 Subj: PEN PALS                      Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 We have received the following letter from East Germany.

 "                        Borgereude 20.4.1990

 Hallo !

 I'm member in the FIG of the German Democratic Republic.  My english is 
 not so good, but I hope you can understand me.  From the FIG in 
 California I had get your address.

 I'm 18 years old, go in a matriculation class, live straight from 
 school, have a sister, us house is situated near the Baltic Sea perhaps 
 30 kilometer to Rostock.

 Since 2 years I learning to work in FORTH, CP/M, MS-DOS, UNIX I think 
 it's necessary for me to change information about FORTH and so I hope 
 you can help me.

 Perhaps you can send me a address from a boy or girl, who also interest,
 or give me another address.  We can also change information about 
 cultural and other things.  What do you know?  I don't no why not?  I 
 would be most grateful if you would help me in this matter.

 Yours Sincerely,
 Bert Bolm

 Seestrasse 25
 Borgerende
 2561
    GDR "

 Would anyone like to reply?
 The only female Forth programmers our chapter can think of are Elizabeth
 Rather and Terri Sutton.  No one recalls seeing one in Australia.  On 
 ages we have one member of 25 and then it's 30 and up. 

 Does this say something about the long term future of FORTH?
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 NET/Mail : Australian Connection Forth Board (Melbourne) 61 3 8091787  
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