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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi All </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This request stems from an approach to me from
a person commissioned to promote better communication among </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>IT people in a large corporation and
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>their customers. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone have experience in working
with "geeks/nerds" ie the <SPAN
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people who create</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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and the hardware that runs it - on <FONT face=Arial size=2>issues that
cannot be addressed through engineering </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
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</SPAN>And stories </FONT></FONT>of where this happened? </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Incidentally, I can empathise with those who have
been affected by the recent spate of viruses. My</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hard disk was erased by a virus (which did not
emanate from this list!, seemingly through the partition
being</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>destroyed), the day I was leaving for the US last
month. Fortunately my material was mostly backed up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>C'est la vie. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had lively and most
enjoyable connectings with BJ Peters and Christine </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Whitney Sanchez </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>in </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phoenix and with Lisa Heft in Berkeley. Greetings.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good to converse, with love</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Adelaide </FONT></DIV>
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