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  • Re: Tracy Kidder, Author of 'The Soul of a New Machine', Dies At 80

    From amessyroom@VERT/ALTERANT to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat Mar 28 23:17:00 2026
    On March 28 2026, poindexter FORTRAN wrote:
    Errol Casey wrote to All <=-

    "I'm going to a commune in Vermont and will deal with no unit of time
    shorter than a season."

    I was just thinking of that line, yesterday. Work's been hectic, but nothing like life at Data General.

    RIP, and thanks for the memories.

    https://realitycheckbbs.org/images/bookcase.jpg

    Nice collection and picture. What kinda of camera is that a Lecia ?
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  • From Ogg@VERT/CAPCITY2 to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Mar 29 08:39:00 2026
    Hello pF!

    ** On Saturday 28.03.26 - 12:25, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Errol Casey:

    RIP, and thanks for the memories.

    https://realitycheckbbs.org/images/bookcase.jpg

    Ah.. a well-read man.
    The cannibal one seems to be the odd one out though. :D


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to amessyroom on Sun Mar 29 10:36:38 2026
    amessyroom wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    https://realitycheckbbs.org/images/bookcase.jpg

    Nice collection and picture. What kinda of camera is that a Lecia ?

    That's a FED-2, a Soviet copy of a Leica introduced in 1955. Shoots
    like a Leica without the high quality, but it's a fun shooter. Load it
    up with ISO 100 film and guesstimate the exposure, set it to a middle
    distance and it becomes a great street shooter.



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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Ogg on Sun Mar 29 10:36:38 2026
    Ogg wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    https://realitycheckbbs.org/images/bookcase.jpg

    Ah.. a well-read man.
    The cannibal one seems to be the odd one out though. :D

    I just picked that one up at an estate sale - couldn't pass up the
    title.



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  • From Ogg@VERT/ALTERANT to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Mar 29 12:06:18 2026
    On March 29 2026, poindexter FORTRAN wrote:

    Ah.. a well-read man.
    The cannibal one seems to be the odd one out though. :D

    I just picked that one up at an estate sale - couldn't pass up the
    title.

    Had to look it up. Apparently it's modestly acclaimed classic. And a recent release has been made in 2025:

    https://bookmanager.com/item/-Az7-_ID4T-IiGT2uArNiQ

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