Subj : F-86 AND I.
To   : Tom Walker
From : Howie Coombe
Date : Tue Jan 18 2005 03:23 pm

Dear Tom, in regards to this message to Me.

 > -> > Even the San Diego Computer Society which used to be very large and

 > -> How Large?, how many affiliates?, how?, why?.

 >  The SAn Diego Computer group was second to the Boston Computer Society in   
> size.


Which is to say Huge.

 > And they were alledgly the Biggest in the World.


According to reputation.

 > We had multi thousands of Members and at least 50 User Groups.


That would have been fun while it lasted.

 > There at one time also were well over 300 BBS's in the San Diego             
> Metroploitan area.


That is a lot of BBS's for 1 Metropolitan area, even one as huge as San Diego.

 > All that has faded away and been replaced by Newsgroups and the Internet.


Are they not always, sadly.

 > And while I miss those days we are really better off.


How so?.

 > There is many more times the talent at your fingertips.


Perhaps but so are many other things.

 > The biggest advantage is the Archiving and indexing the Data.


Aha.

 > But for those that want the Personnal Face to face interaction the PC / MAC  
> / Linug groups have "Workshops" several times a month in addition to their   
> meetings where you can pack up yuor Computer and taske it to the Wrokshop    
> and get help.


I See.

 > That is particualrly for those trying to break into Linux which has a very   
> steep learing curve.


Aha.

 > Particualrly for those that cannot rembember sometimes why they walked into  
> a Room!! :-) :-)


Indeed.

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