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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 11:48:45 -0500
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From: erik seielstad <erik@acs.brockport.edu>
Subject: Re: Conference question
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Community Memory: Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace ______________________________________________________________________
On Fri, 6 Dec 1996 Jon Marshall <jmarshal@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote:
>Several people suggested that this might be the first time such a formal conference had grown out of a mailing list, and no one was able to contradict them.
The Tandy Color Computer mailing list <coco@pucc.princeton.edu> started 2 annual "coco fests" (one in chicago, one in atlanta) about 7 years ago (after Tandy / Radio Shack disconinued the machine). These conferences included talks, and vendor displays. And we had people from the Netherlands, and Japan attend (and show off equipment from across the sea.)
In fact, about 4 years ago, the list spawned the International OS-9 users group (dedicated to furthering the OS-9 real time OS from Microware (http://www.microware.com/)). The OS-9 Users group is an incorporated not-for-profit organization. (with officers in 3 or 4 countries, and hold monthly meetings online)
I think you'll find a lot of the "hobby groups" (computer groups for the Amiga, Atari, and Commodore 64) probably have created similar conferences.)
Fidonet started annual conferences a few years ago, one of which became ONE-BBS CON (I think thats the name).
It seems as long as I can remeber, online groups have sponsored "get togethers". Some are more professional than others. Certainly, the EFF and CPSR have done some of the numerous conferences. The Cleveland Free-Net did a couple as the free-net movement got rolling.
-erik
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erik@acs.brockport.edu | SUNY College at Brockport,
Systems Programmer/Analyst | Brockport, NY 14420-2982
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From: erik seielstad <erik@acs.brockport.edu>
Subject: Re: Conference question
X-cc: jmarshal@mail.usyd.edu.au
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Community Memory: Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace ______________________________________________________________________
On Fri, 6 Dec 1996 Jon Marshall <jmarshal@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote:
>Several people suggested that this might be the first time such a formal conference had grown out of a mailing list, and no one was able to contradict them.
The Tandy Color Computer mailing list <coco@pucc.princeton.edu> started 2 annual "coco fests" (one in chicago, one in atlanta) about 7 years ago (after Tandy / Radio Shack disconinued the machine). These conferences included talks, and vendor displays. And we had people from the Netherlands, and Japan attend (and show off equipment from across the sea.)
In fact, about 4 years ago, the list spawned the International OS-9 users group (dedicated to furthering the OS-9 real time OS from Microware (http://www.microware.com/)). The OS-9 Users group is an incorporated not-for-profit organization. (with officers in 3 or 4 countries, and hold monthly meetings online)
I think you'll find a lot of the "hobby groups" (computer groups for the Amiga, Atari, and Commodore 64) probably have created similar conferences.)
Fidonet started annual conferences a few years ago, one of which became ONE-BBS CON (I think thats the name).
It seems as long as I can remeber, online groups have sponsored "get togethers". Some are more professional than others. Certainly, the EFF and CPSR have done some of the numerous conferences. The Cleveland Free-Net did a couple as the free-net movement got rolling.
-erik
--
erik@acs.brockport.edu | SUNY College at Brockport,
Systems Programmer/Analyst | Brockport, NY 14420-2982
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