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From: acheng@uiucdcs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Info request: Olympics on Usenet? - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 30-Apr-84 16:30:00 EDT
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Nf-From: uiucdcs!acheng    Apr 30 15:30:00 1984

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uiucdcs!acheng    Apr 30 15:30:00 1984

  >>I read recently that all 50,000 participants at the '84 games in LA
  >>will have their own electronic mailing address, comprising the 
  >>largest Local Area Network in the world. They will be using the Unix
  >>O/S,...

I doubt the truth (not finger pointing) of this news.  Imagine to teach
50,000 athelets how to logon, read mails, save them, edit files and reply
mails.  Would they spend time staring at the screens or tuning up their
muscles for this once a life chance?