Monday, February 5, 1996, email from Chris

Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 14:14:58 -0500 (EST)
To: rgardner@charon.MIT.EDU
From: Christopher
Subject: love

No.  Just forwarded that because I just got it from a girl at work and 
really enjoyed it.

Lots of women in my life right now, frequent dating opportunities
but no one really blowin my whistle -- which isn't really a bad position
to be in....


Thursday, February 8, 1996, email from Stacey

Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 11:45:16 -0500
To: rgardner@charon.MIT.EDU
From: d
Subject: BIRTHDAY!!

Dear Richard,

Just sending a little (via Internet) Birthday message, to wish you a
very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! wish - on your special day! Have a great day!
and a great year- :) It's such a special date isn't it :) ?

Bye!

Stacey


From: Rsbeatty@aol.com
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 19:37:09 -0500
To: rgardner@charon.MIT.EDU
Subject: HI!

Richard, I'm finally online and have received a real email (as opposed
to the phony "welcome to..." emails from the president of AOL).  My
email address is rsbeatty@aol.com.

What you should know is that I'm too pure to use GUIs so I dictate
these to Marsha.

(Hi, this is Marsha)

Is there a place where I can download Netscape for free, or some other
good Web browser?  Is there any place that I should look for
info/advice about using the Net?

Say hi to Cynthia.

I'm uninspired & will talk to you later.

Bye, Ron (and Marsha)

RSB/ms

Monday, February 26, 1996, email from Ron

Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 19:41:00 -0500
Apparently-To: rgardner@charon.MIT.EDU

n using the aol browser without problems.  However it is slow and we
hate to use up a lot of time trying to figure it out.  My only real
interest is e-mail.  I'm only a little curious about all the junk that
is out there because I already have plenty of projects to keep me
busy.  If I got really interested in the internet or www, I'd probably
sign up for a course at a local college to be able to go overboard
without spending too much money.  The local library has access to the
net for free.  Now that I know just a tiny bit, I may try to explore
using the library's time.

The weather has been great here too, but that changes today.  We've
been dry for the most part.  We need moisture but it is a relief to
not have to deal with snow and ice.  I hope you continue to enjoy the
weather, etc.

Don't feel obligated to try to find things for me.  I'm just looking
for the easiest solutions to simple problems.  If I get really stuck
on something important, I'll hollar loud.

I've discovered how to use AOL's Flashmail to keep my on-line time
down.  That works pretty good.  Then I tried their logging feature,
but that is pretty useless.  I'll play with this for 10 hours of free
time, then switch to Compuserve for their 10 free hours.  Last I'll
try Delphi for their 5 free hours.  After all that I should be able to
make a decision about the best, cheapest service to provide my needs.
(Also will be better informed as to those "needs".)