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   MSGID: 7997.asian_li@1:275/100 26bb3b14   
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   PID: Synchronet 3.14a-Win32  Dec 31 2006 MSC 1200   
   TID: SBBSecho 2.11-Win32 r1.182 Dec 31 2006 MSC 1200   
     Re: Re: Asia/Asian?   
     By: Flavio Bessa to Carol Shenkenberger on Mon Mar 21 2022 10:04 pm   
      
    > On 21 Mar 2022, Carol Shenkenberger said the following...   
    >    
    >  CS> I think if telegram existed when Russel Tiedt was running Z5, they migh   
    >  CS> still be here todaay as a zone.  In the end, it was a collection trying   
    >  CS> to push fidonet over packet radio and some other oddball thing explaine   
    >  CS> as related to ham radio related signals.   
    >    
    >     One thing that I never understood about Z5 and Z6 demise is that at leas   
    > here, in Latin America, we have a strong retrocomputing community, so every    
    > and then someone from our glorious past joins back to the family. In a slow   
    > pace, but steady, we were able to add 10 systems to Argentina, Brazil and   
    > Panama in the last 5 years.   
    >    
    >     It's been a while since Z5 and Z6 are gone... There should have been   
    > someone on that area willing to come back...   
    >    
    > ... I put a dollar in one of those change machines. Nothing changed.   
    >    
      
   I can speak to Z6.  When I left, I had no one able (or if able, willing) to   
   keep it going.  We voted to move to Z3 so did that.  I transitioned 8 members   
   (I think it was that) to a net in southern Z3 who had the right connectivity   
   under a good NC of the time, then moved stateside again.  Russel Teidt was left   
   with less to work with and finally tossed in the towel.   
      
     xxcarol   
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