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From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (Giving C News a *HUG*)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: Why aren't you working on Cnews, mathew?
Message-ID: <26m647w164w@mantis.co.uk>
Date: 26 Jun 91 15:21:12 GMT
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References: <1991Jun25.153427.5534@sci34hub.sci.com>
Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK.
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gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston) writes:
> In article <Pm12447w164w@mantis.co.uk> mathew@mantis.co.uk (Giving C News a *
> >Ah, well that's your first problem.  I don't have a modem.
> 
> I have a spare Bell DataPhone 300 at home I'll be glad to loan you.
> Even includes a reliable dial telephone.
> Works fine. Used it for years, until I got my Courier 2400.

Right.  Next problem is that I don't have a suitable telephone line, and that
even if I did I'd be breaking the law if I connected your unapproved American
modem to it.

I'm currently looking at the possibility of moving over to MINIX and getting
C News to run on that.


mathew
[ And why is everyone using this newsgroup instead of email all of a sudden? ]