29 Nov
2004
29 Nov
'04
12:15 p.m.
Just for the hell of it I googled the club I hung out with in
the late 1970's or early 1980's, NECS. According to one reference
(Springfield Mass. Library) their website was www.necs.org, which
is now owned by one of those horrid 'buy this site' parasites.
I can't even remember anyone's name! What a shame. Used to meet
out near 128, meet then go to some local late-night restaurant.
The club ran a BBS, ("NECS"...), how I got in touch with them
in the first place.
29 Nov
29 Nov
4:10 p.m.
On Mon, 2004-11-29 at 18:15, Tom Jennings wrote:
Just for the hell of it I googled the club I hung out
with in
the late 1970's or early 1980's, NECS. According to one reference
(Springfield Mass. Library) their website was www.necs.org, which
is now owned by one of those horrid 'buy this site' parasites.
Wasn't that an offshoot of the Boston Computer Society? I joined BCS
shortly before they decided they weren't "usefull" anymore and folded.
Their mission was to make computers commonplace and they felt the
mission was accomplished.
4:13 p.m.
Check out http://www.bostonusergroups.com
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Just for the hell of it I googled the club I hung
out with in
the late 1970's or early 1980's, NECS. According to one reference
(Springfield Mass. Library) their website was www.necs.org, which
is now owned by one of those horrid 'buy this site' parasites.
Wasn't that an offshoot of the Boston Computer Society? I joined BCS
shortly before they decided they weren't "usefull" anymore and folded.
Their mission was to make computers commonplace and they felt the
mission was accomplished.
8:23 p.m.
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, james wrote:
Subject: Re: NECS (New England Computer Society)
apparently defunct
Wasn't that an offshoot of the Boston Computer Society? I joined BCS
shortly before they decided they weren't "usefull" anymore and folded.
Their mission was to make computers commonplace and they felt the
mission was accomplished.
Huh. Coulda bin. I can't remember, or maybe I never knew.
30 Nov
30 Nov
9:50 a.m.
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Tom Jennings wrote:
Subject: Re: NECS (New England Computer Society)
apparently defunct
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, james wrote:
> Wasn't that an offshoot of the Boston
Computer Society? I joined BCS
> shortly before they decided they weren't "usefull" anymore and
folded.
> Their mission was to make computers commonplace and they felt the
> mission was accomplished.
I should add, I know of BCS, but NECS was not that ilk; much
more nerdly, technical and professional, as well as amateur.
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