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From: muaddib@cwlim.CWRU.EDU (Dave Pieczkiewicz)
Subject: Desperately Seeking Stephen Wolfram
Message-ID: <1990Aug4.200637.21454@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>
Summary: Are the addresses in "The Armchair Universe" still valid? 
Keywords: Wolfram, Bays, Dewdney, Armchair Universe, Addresses
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Organization: Case Western Reserve Univ. Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 90 20:06:37 GMT
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	About a week ago, I sent a letter to Stephen Wolfram, using the
address given in A. K. Dewdney's "The Armchair Universe." I was trying to
get information on the CA images and "Glider Gun Guidelines" materials
cited in the book. I took a gamble that the address may no longer be
current, and it appears not to be. For those who don't have the book
handy, the address given is:
 
	Stephen Wolfram
	Center for Complex Systems Research
	508 South 6th Street
	Urbana, IL  61801
 
	In today's mail, I got back the envelope (and letter) I sent,
unopened. The only thing different about the envelope was a sticker on
it bearing a (somewhat) cryptic message:
 
	CENT504	618204032 1289 08/01/90
	     FORWARDING TIME EXPIRED
	:CCSR
	405 N MATHEWS AVE
	URBANA IL 61801-2325
		 RETURN TO SENDER
 
	I confess some confusion as to what this message means. Is the CCSR
address cited on the sticker the current one? If so, what does the 
"Forwarding Time Expired" mean? Did the USPS try to find Wolfram, but
couldn't, and ran out of some set time they give for these things? Or
did Wolfram have some forwarding address which has expired?
	While I'm on the subject, I sent a similar letter the same day as
the Wolfram letter to Carter Bays (about 3-D Life), and also used the
address attributed to him in "Armchair":
 
	Carter Bays
	Department of Computer Science
	University of South Carolina
	Columbia, SC  29208
 
	I haven't gotten anything back yet, but to be on the safe side,
is this Bays' current address?
	In summary, if anyone knows about the whereabouts of Stephen Wolfram
and Carter Bays (if Bays is no longer at USC), could they please post
the information or email me? (muaddib@usenet.ins.cwru.edu) Thanks in
advance.
 
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