Monochrome Really Quick Newsletter

Issue: #1
19th February 2000

This is the first of a series of semi-regular newsletters sent out to users of the Monochrome BBS to let you know what's going on in and around Mono. This is necessarily brief: for more information on the topics covered, check the references given (keypaths and web pages).

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Monochrome Web Site

The Mono web site is coming on in leaps and bounds. Latest additions:

o Help pages for using Monochrome http://www.mono.org/help/
o "Beginner's Guide To Monochrome" http://www.mono.org/help/general/begguide.html
o Status of the MUDs http://www.mono.org/muds/status.html

The 'Monozine'

We are designing an online magazine for Monochrome and its users. Planning is at the early stages so far, stay tuned for more information!

User Survey

We are conducting a survey of our users. You will shortly be receiving a message on Monochrome with a personalised URL: please follow the link and complete the survey! Your responses will be useful to us.

Meets

The following Meets are planned. Check out the keypaths for more info:

o Manchester Meet (3 - 5 March) <MMM>
o EuroMeet Brussels (1 - 6 June) <MME>

Want to organise a meet for your area? Go to "Meet Proposals" <MMP> !

New/Re-opened Sections

The following are new or have recently re-opened under new ownership:

o PDAsPDQ <TDAP> Personal Digital Assistants/Handhelds (flippy)
o Bookworms <EB> For book readers and budding authors (big-pete)
o Flippy's Brain <EHCF> Static and dynamic fun (flippy)
o Board And Card Games <RDB> Board and Card Games (odinsday)

Sections on offer

The following sections are seeking someone to run them. Check <IBEG> or message 'tjfas' for details.

o Culture Shock
o Access All Areas (disabilities)

Mole: a new utility for simplifying connecting to Monochrome

Mole automatically queries for available hosts and connects to the best one for you. It replaces 'bouncer', and is available for Unix and MS Windows. See <IUM> and http://www.mono.org/connect/mole.html.

mono.org System News:

Enigma's disk has died, so this machine is down. Enigma hosts many of the MUDs, and so these are currently unavailable.

New version of Mono software

A new version of the software has been in testing for some time. It clears up many of the old problems (see <IBP>). We hope to install it sometime in March 2000.

Website Associate programme: Amazon (book and CD Internet retailer)

Monochrome takes part in Amazon's Associate programme. Follow the links on Monochrome's pages to their sites and for any purchases you make, Monochrome will get a small percentage, at no cost to yourself! http://www.mono.org/amazon.html

Mono Equipment Fund <IF>

We've raised 215 pounds towards a new disk and controller for the server, which will more than double the current space. Our target is 340 pounds. Thanks go to amf, simmons and fm for this sum. Please contribute!

Something to add?

If you have something to contribute to a future newsletter, or there is something you'd like to see mentioned, please let us know! Send a message to 'culf' or email [email protected].

- USEFUL INFORMATION -

Client machines to connect to:

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Complaints:

message 'monocomp'; or email [email protected] with "Subject: complaint"

On-line status information:

Monochrome <IML> http://www.mono.org/status.html MUDs <RUT> http://www.mono.org/muds/status.html

Monitors:

aahz bluemeat darien lilmiss nasa paiste ritchie sigje skorpion t-lawson tripwire winston

Admin team :

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