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Old 05-29-2009, 04:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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LOL: ActiveWorlds Blast From the Past

So, they're decommissioning a server I helped run when back at Penn in the '90s. I logged into my account to clear it out, and found this in my PINE Inbox... a news letter from ActiveWorlds, June 6, 2000:

Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 10:28:38 -0700
From: Active Worlds Newsletter <listadmin@mail2.activeworlds.com>
Reply-To: AW_Newsletter@mail2.activeworlds.com
To: aw_newsletter@mail2.activeworlds.com
Subject: [The Active Worlds Newsletter] June Newsletter

THE ACTIVE WORLDS NEWSLETTER

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If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, please see the
UNSUBSCRIBE information at the end of the email.
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Vol. 3, No.6, June 1, 2000

Web Version Available at active worlds newsletter ~May 2009

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ACTIVE WORLDS NEWS, PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS, CONTESTS
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ACTIVEWORLDS.COM, INC. IS HIRING!

Do you want to become part of the hottest new technology on the Internet?
Well, you may be in luck because Activeworlds.com is growing!

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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DID YOU MAKE THE GRADE THIS YEAR?

Summer's here and school's out, and we wanna celebrate all the hard work
you've done this year!

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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ACTIVE WORLDS PERSONAL WORLD SERVERS

Want the world to play by your rules? Get your own Active Worlds Personal
World Server!

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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BOT OF THE MONTH CLUB

This month Hamfon talks with Faber about his famous Preston bot!

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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AW SUPPORT'S TECH TIP OF THE MONTH

What in the name of Cy does "Unable to initialize Internet functions
(reason 12167)" mean?

AW Support's back this month with another handy-dandy how to tip for AW!

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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FLAGG'S WORLDS TO WATCH

Flagg has become quite the worlds traveler in AW, and each month he shares
some of his favourite spots in the Universe! Come check out Flagg's
recommendations for this month!

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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RECOMMENDED HOT SPOTS

There are tons of fun places in AW to visit, build, and hang out in - check
out some recommendations from those in the know!

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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THE AWEC EVENT CALENDAR FOR JUNE IS ONLINE!

Each month the great team at the Active Worlds Event Committee pull together
all the latest news on events in Active Worlds - check out this month's
calendar!

http://www.awcommunity.org/awec/0006.html

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2000 REUNIONS - UPDATES AND PARTIES!

Summer is coming up fast! Find out all the latest news and events for this
summer's AW Community Reunions!

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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FESTIVAL 2000
AWEC's hosting another awesome celebration of AW's birthday!

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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NEWS FROM THE ACTIVE WORLDS COMMUNITY
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TAKES MORE THAN A NEEDLE AND THREAD TO MAKE A COOL QUILT

Find out all the details about the making of one of the coolest worlds in
the AW Universe.

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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WHAT OFFERS YOU PLENTY OF FUN AND NO MOSQUITOES, NO CURFEWS, AND
PLENTY OF SMORES?

Yup, you guessed it! AWCamp is back for it's second summer of fun and games
in the AW Universe.

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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TIPS & TRICKS FROM THE CREW AT AWSCHOOL

This month AWSchool's kellee tackles the touchy subject of netiquette!

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS

We think it would be great if everyone got a chance to get to
know some of the volunteers in the community, and to find out
why they love AW so much.

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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NEW EVENT CALENDAR EMAIL LIST
Sign up now to receive up to date information on events in AW via email!

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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COOL AWUNIVERSITY ADVANCED BUILDING CONTEST THIS MONTH
Find out how you can win a PS8XE for 6 months courtesy of the AWUniversity
Team!

active worlds newsletter ~ june 2000

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WE WANNA HEAR FROM YOU!

If you would like to write an article for the newsletter or have
a project you would like to share with the community through this
newsletter, please contact us (newsletter@activeworlds.com) to
find out more about participating.


__________________________________________________ _______________________

The staff at Activeworlds.com, Inc.
Home of the 3D Internet, Virtual Worlds and Community Chat
cof@activeworlds.com
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"Decommissioning"? Sounds like a fricking battleship.

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Heh, considering shell scripts I wrote in 1996 were keeping the thing afloat, that's not too far from the truth!
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So do you think a resume sent to jobs@activeworlds.com is a good idea?
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