Original Message Date: 11 Aug 92 01:38:03 From: Dick Gladden on 1:381/5 To: Tom Jennings on 1:125/111 Subj: Reply to "paper" letter ^AINTL 1:125/111 1:381/5 Last things first... Lisa Gronke. I think she'd be a good choice. Have read some of her stuff and she seems to be level-headed. Downside: Editorship has tangible benefits. About 4 weeks ago a certain editor stated he was terribly handicapped by having to use an obsolete RS computer. Presto... no more handicap. The pen is mightier than the sword or maybe even dough-re-mi. :-) Fido docs: Scratch publishing 'em... just provide something on disk we can dump to prn. Seems to me you'll still earn income from Fido as a shareware project. I keep getting inquiries about 12u but can only offer handholding without some paper. Support shareware users ONLY in FIDO echo. There's a ton of experience available there. For those few Fido/FidoNet users lacking access to FIDO, give 'em a mailing address/phone number (with permission) of someone like Ken or Ray. I don't see a need for you to make regular appearances in FIDO considering the depth of expertise available. Privacy act: Go get 'em. The Feds proposal to require data transmission technology be restricted, just so they can eavesdrop without being inconvenienced, is very disturbing. The hell with 'em. There's too much snooping going on as it is without impairing future technological development. I was watching Computer Chronicles demonstrate a new graphics breakthrough.... gonna to have trouble describing it. Suffice to say programmers are able to generate life-like images in real-time motion for video. One would have sworn they were actually watching people in action. Afterwards the thought occured to me that the Feds pornographic review board (wherever that is) would be hard pressed to make a case against someone producing, mailing, transmitting, whatever, electronically created images that, if containing real people, would otherwise be prohibited. Should be interesting to see how lawmakers react. I think this is the same technology used in the new Meyrl Streep film, critiqued recently on TV, in which her head rotates completely around on her body... positively weird realism. Speaking of privacy, I might be able to do something for you in the future if only I knew your full name, incl middle initial, and SS number. I won't promise anything except to keep such info confidential. You can tell me to get lost, if you want, and I'll understand. P.S. FidoTerm. Are you going to release a new version before packing everything away or is this a way-down-the-road project?