Re: [vox] Neat Thing

[Marc Hasbrouck <m_hMAPSasbrouck@yahoo.com>]

I passed through there last June. They don't appear to
have a web site. It's nice to know what they really
do.

Arcata is actually 5 - 6 hours away by car. It would
be a nice place to live after high speed access is
brought in. Currently the phone net is linked by
microwave to Redding. Fiber might be brought down from
Cresent City sometime soon.

Marc

--- Peter Jay Salzman <p@dirac.org> wrote:
> HOLY SMOKES!
> 
> how can this place not have been slashdotted?
> 
> why don't they have a website?
> 
> arcata is what, 3 hours away?  i'd love to make a
> roadtrip, just to SEE
> this place.  sounds cool!
> 
> pete
> 
> 
> begin Jessica <cat@ansible.org> 
> > This weekend, I visited Arcata.
> > 
> > There's a shop there called GNU Games. It's a kind
> of arcade type place, 
> > with a bunch of networked computers, all running
> Linux. It's only been 
> > open a few months, but is apparently doing pretty
> good business.
> > 
> > We talked to the owner, and mentioned LUGOD. He
> treated us like 
> > celebrities, and said that LUGOD was wonderful,
> and the website was 
> > wonderful and had been invaluable in helping him
> learn about linux.
> > 
> > So, congratulations everyone, and if you're ever
> up in Arcata, go check it 
> > out :)
> > 
> > Jessica
> 
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