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From: cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Tecanica -- technical aid to Nicaragua
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Date: Fri, 21-Jun-85 14:22:03 EDT
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> One more quick pointer: I've finally found the address for Tecanica, the
> technical aid project by which programmers, electronics technicians and the
> like can contribute their services in war-torn Nicaragua.  Volunteers pay
> their air fare to and from Managua; room and board are provided in return.
> An acquaintance of mine went last year and spent two weeks working for the
> National Bank of Nicaragua.  He said that people with IBM, micro or hardware
> repair experience are most sorely needed, but almost any competent
> programmer can make him/herself useful.
> 
> The address:	Tecanica
> 		110 Brookside Dr.
> 		Berkeley, CA 94705
> 		(212) 427-0634, (415) 654-7768
> 
> --- Prentiss Riddle ("Aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada.")
> --- {ihnp4,harvard,seismo,gatech,ctvax}!ut-sally!riddle
> --- riddle@ut-sally.UUCP, riddle@ut-sally.ARPA, riddle%zotz@ut-sally

Gee, I've wanted to help the Contras in Nicaragua for quite a while ---
do you suppose *they* need programming assistance too?