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[Avery Todd]

Hi Newton,

Ah, memories. :-)

Avery

At 11:44 AM 03/21/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Below is the very first list message sent to those of us who started the
>pianotech list.  Enjoy.
>
>                 Newton
>
>
> >From @rutvm1.rutgers.edu:MCNEIL@FREDONIA.BITNET Tue Jul 20 21:46:56 1993
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>Date:         Tue, 20 Jul 1993 9:46 pm EDT (Wed, 21 Jul 93 01:46:28 UT)
>From: Thomas McNeil <MCNEIL@fredonia.bitnet>
>Organization: State University of New York - College at Fredonia
>To: University_Techs_Mail_List <McNeil@fredonia.bitnet>,
>         Paul Kupelian <Kupelian@oswego.oswego.edu>,
>         Paul Kupelian <71431.1531@compuserve.com>,
>         "Mark E. Clark" <Mark.E.Clark@dartmouth.edu>,
>         Phil Sloffer <PSloffer@ucs.indiana.edu>,
>         Danny Boone <Danny_Boone@music.baylor.edu>,
>         Newton Hunt <NHunt@gandalf.rutgers.edu>,
>         Mark Story (Eastern Wash. Univ.) <70751.44@compuserve.com>,
>         Robert Grijalva <UserGEQK@umichum.bitnet>,
>         Jack Reeves <ReevesJ@ucs.byu.edu>, Ming Li <Ming_Li@umail.umd.edu>,
>         "David M. Porritt (S.M.U.)" <DavidMP842@aol.com>
>Subject:      University Technicians E-mail list
>Message-Id: <16072072093214622@FREDONIA>
>
>Good evening Gentlemen (sorry, no ladies yet):
>
>This will serve as both a test of my current mailing list, and to send that
>list to you - if all goes well|  I would suggest that you make your own
>"distribution list" to include these addresses.  Then, any time we
>correspond
>with one another, we can send to the entire distribution list.  That makes
>a
>sort of poor man's "discussion group".
>
>I would appreciate hearing from you to acknowledge receipt of this message,
>or to tell me of any problems.  I am especially concerned about the
>America On Line and CompuServe addresses, hoping I have the syntax right.
>______________________________________________________________________
>
>"Players must remove jewelry if judged by the umpire to be dangerous."
>                    1993 Official Softball Playing Rules
>______________________________________________________________________
>
>  Thomas McNeil                                  (716) 673-3247  voice
>  SUNY Fredonia School of Music                  (716) 673-3397  FAX
>  Fredonia, NY  14063
>
>  E-mail:  McNeil@Fredonia. Bitnet   or   McNeil@A12T.cc.Fredonia.edu
>  University_Techs_Mail_List  <McNeil@Fredonia.Bitnet>
>  Paul Kupelian  <Kupelian@Oswego.Oswego.edu>
>  Paul Kupelian <71431.1531@CompuServe.com>
>  Mark E. Clark <Mark.E.Clark@Dartmouth.edu>
>  Phil Sloffer <PSloffer@ucs.Indiana.edu>
>  Danny Boone <Danny_Boone@Music.Baylor.edu>
>  Newton Hunt <NHunt@Gandalf.Rutgers.edu>
>  Mark Story (Eastern Wash. Univ.)  <70751.44@CompuServe.com>
>  Robert Grijalva <UserGEQK@UMichum.Bitnet>
>  Jack Reeves  <ReevesJ@ucs.BYU.edu>
>  Ming Li  <Ming_Li@umail.UMD.edu>
>  David M. Porritt (S.M.U.)  <DavidMP842@AOL.com>