Re: MCM - Digest V1 #82

[Dorothy Reimer <dreimer@wwdc.com>]

At 04:12 AM 2/14/99 -0800, you wrote:
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>MCM - Digest         Sunday, February 14 1999         Volume 01 : Number 082
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>Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 07:54:11 -0500
>From: Neil Frank <nfrank@mindspring.com>
>Subject: Re: MCM - Digest V1 #81
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>Karen, I too have only seen the prototype. Wasn't the video of the Siamese
>ALgae Eater neat! I did not have the same trouble that Karen had starting
>the CD, and because of the general techy sophistication of the product, I
>have confidence that the production model will be more user friendly. It
>also has synthesized music.
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>After hearing the discussion, however, I reduce my initial suggested
>"potential AGA order." Ten or Twenty is a much more logical number. It is
>really hard to say how popular aquarium CD's will be. In Europe, they do
>well. There are some presumably large ones that sell for $50 each. I am not
>familiar with any in serial format. Like Karen, they do not appeal to me.
>But there are different needs for different people. One application that I
>can see is for people taking them to their office. My office frowns on
>people using the INTERNET for personal purposes, but does not seem to mind
>if someone uses a CD. It may also be something great to accompany a lap top
>on a business trip... especially with a long flight! 
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>Since I am again ready to participate on the net, I can provide the AGA
>response back to Khew. What is your pleasure?
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>Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 09:37:11 -0500
>From: krandall@world.std.com
>Subject: Call for votes - CD ROM purchase
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>At 07:54 AM 2/13/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>Karen, I too have only seen the prototype. Wasn't the video of the Siamese
>>ALgae Eater neat! I did not have the same trouble that Karen had starting
>>the CD, and because of the general techy sophistication of the product, I
>>have confidence that the production model will be more user friendly.
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>See, I thought I'd looked at the whole thing, and I didn't manage to find
>that.  I'll go back and see if I can.
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>> It also has synthesized music.
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>Yes, and it's not too annoying.<g>  I tend to turn the sound off on my
>computer. (I hated talking cars too ;-)
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>>After hearing the discussion, however, I reduce my initial suggested
>>"potential AGA order." Ten or Twenty is a much more logical number. It is
>>really hard to say how popular aquarium CD's will be. In Europe, they do
>>well. There are some presumably large ones that sell for $50 each. I am not
>>familiar with any in serial format. Like Karen, they do not appeal to me.
>>But there are different needs for different people. One application that I
>>can see is for people taking them to their office. My office frowns on
>>people using the INTERNET for personal purposes, but does not seem to mind
>>if someone uses a CD. It may also be something great to accompany a lap top
>>on a business trip... especially with a long flight! 
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>Those are some uses I hadn't thought of.  And as you say, there _are_
>people who enjoy using the computer in these ways.
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>>Since I am again ready to participate on the net, I can provide the AGA
>>response back to Khew. What is your pleasure?
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>I make a motion that we authorize Neil to contact Khew and request 20 CD's
>to sell as part of our "bookstore" inventory.  We can let the members'
>response tell us whether this is something they really like or not.
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>Please vote by responding to this message directly
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>Karen
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>Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 15:26:12 -0800 (PST)
>From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
>Subject: Re: Call for votes - CD ROM purchase
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>On Sat, 13 Feb 1999 krandall@world.std.com wrote:
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>> I make a motion that we authorize Neil to contact Khew and request 20 CD's
>> to sell as part of our "bookstore" inventory.  We can let the members'
>> response tell us whether this is something they really like or not.
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>I vote yes to this proposal.
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>I beleive we will get more than 20 orders, but I beleive it will be less
>than the original request of 500, and we do need to determine more
>accurately where this number lies before making larger orders! :)
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>  - Erik
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>- -- 
>Erik Olson
>erik at thekrib dot com
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>Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 22:11:33 -0500
>From: krandall@world.std.com
>Subject: Re: Call for votes - CD ROM purchase
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>At 06:27 PM 2/13/99 -0600, you wrote:
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>>>I make a motion that we authorize Neil to contact Khew and request 20 CD's
>>>to sell as part of our "bookstore" inventory.  We can let the members'
>>>response tell us whether this is something they really like or not.
>>>
>>>Please vote by responding to this message directly
>>>
>>>Karen
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>>I'll vote for 20, but we ought to get at least 20% off of the $9.95 price.
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>That sounds like a reasonable ammendment.
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>>I wonder if they will work on Macs?
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>Don't know.  
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>Karen
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I do not have a CD player on my computer or otherwise so know nothing about
them. They may interest a lot of others. I think we should try 20 or so but
I don't expect any real big sales but I could be wrong.

Dorothy
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