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   PID: Synchronet 3.18a-Win32  Aug 14 2020 MSC 1925   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 r3.176 Aug 14 2020 MSC 1925   
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   Sean,   
      
    SD> And the minute the Internet goes down, you're screwed.   
      
     Well, I have a Verizon Mi-Fi...but I have too many health issues to worry   
   about being available in a disaster.   
      
    SD> I'm not a purist but after nearly 40 years in IT, I've learned better   
    SD> than to trust both computers or the Internet.   
      
     Especially with the Windows VistaUp Virus: Renders all 16-bit programs   
   useless.    
      
    SD> While I enjoy tinkering with Echolink and Winlink, my real interest is   
    SD> analog HF.  The Internet is teneous at best and unreliable at worst.   
      
     And HF propagation lately has been horrid.   
      
    SD> Just my opinion, of course, but that's why I like amateur radio:   
    SD> there's something for everyone.   
      
     Agreed.   
      
   Daryl, WX4QZ   
      
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