Time: Tue Nov 04 16:25:10 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA28957; Tue, 4 Nov 1997 16:23:46 -0700 (MST) by smtp03.primenet.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA28887; Tue, 4 Nov 1997 16:17:01 -0700 (MST) via SMTP by smtp03.primenet.com, id smtpd028844; Tue Nov 4 16:16:57 1997 Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 16:17:05 -0800 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: Pointcast Network (fwd) <snip> > >Hello Everyone! > >While perhaps it's an unlikely spot to locate breaking news about the >Libertarian Party, it seems that the Pointcast Network (pointcast.com) has a >new channel on their vast Push-based international infrastructure dedicated >entirely to Libertarian thought. > >I must advise you though, that the Pointcast system is not for everyone, >especially in the latest iteration of their news delivery system, which, like >most 32 bit software, seems to be especially memory hungry. The minimum >standard that I have found that flawlessly works with Pointcast loaded and >operational is 16 MEG of RAM (although it likes 32 MEG) and at least 20 MEG of >hard drive real estate, depending upon how many news channels you prefer to >take. It also helps to have a phone line dedicated to the computer, but I >imagine you could work around that if needed. > >These hardware issues and restrictions aside, if you sign up for Pointcast, >you can receive newspapers from around the entire world for free, and various >channels of varying content, one of which happens to be the Libertarian News. >Having just completed reading six of the seven news stories, I found it be >both fascinating and informative material. > >Dave > >There is no easy method of learning difficult things. The >method is to close the door, give out that you are not at >home, and work. De Maistre (1754-1821) > >... To hell with user friendly. Will it keep beer cold? >-- >| Fidonet: Dave Laird 1:346/11 >| Internet: Dave.Laird@phoenix.circuit.com >| Fido->Internet/Usenet via Net 346 Services > <snip> =========================================================================== Paul Andrew Mitchell, Sui Juris : Counselor at Law, federal witness 01 B.A.: Political Science, UCLA; M.S.: Public Administration, U.C.Irvine 02 tel: (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night 03 email: [address in tool bar] : using Eudora Pro 3.0.3 on 586 CPU 04 website: http://supremelaw.com : visit the Supreme Law Library now 05 ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best 06 Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone 07 Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this 08 _____________________________________: Law is authority in written words 09 As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice. We shall 10 not leave, until our mission is accomplished and justice reigns eternal. 11 ======================================================================== 12 [This text formatted on-screen in Courier 11, non-proportional spacing.] 13
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